Architectural Transformation towards 6G: Standardization Landscape, Enablers, and Challenges
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- Ömer Bulakci (Nokia, DE)
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Ömer Bulakci
Dr. Ömer Bulakci is the Research & Standardization Team Leader for Core Network Architecture at Nokia Technology Standards in Germany and the Chairman of the SNS JU 6G Architecture Working Group. He led the Nokia-wide 6G program from April 2022 to March 2024 and served as the Chief System Architect – RAN at Nokia Standards from October 2023 to December 2025. He received his B.Sc. from METU, Türkiye, in 2006, his M.Sc. from TUM, Germany, in 2008, and his doctorate from Aalto University, Finland, in 2013 (formerly TKK). From 2009 to 2012, he worked on LTE-Advanced relaying at Nokia Siemens Networks in Germany in support of his doctorate. From October 2012 to February 2020, he conducted research on 5G system, contributed to EU flagship projects METIS, METIS-II (leading work package on RAN synchronous control plane), and 5G-MoNArch (leading work package on overall architecture/E2E slicing), and contributed to 5G standardization at Huawei GRC, Germany. He served as the Vice-Chairman of the 5GPPP 5G/B5G Architecture Working Group from January 2017 to December 2021, and as the Chairman from December 2021 till April 2024. He is an author/co-author of 100+ technical publications (including book chapters and book editorships), is an inventor of 220+ patent families/patent family applications and has participated in 40+ panels and invited talks. His current research interests include E2E network slicing, RAN and Core Network architecture evolution, AI-native networks, and 6G system architecture design and analysis.
